abrin
noun
ˈābrən,
ˈa-,
-(ˌ)brin;
āˈbrin,
aˈb-
plural -s
: a toxic protein obtained from jequirity
Word History
Etymology
abr- (from New Latin Abrus, genus name of Abrus precatorius rosary pea, borrowed from Arabic abrūz, afrūz "rosary pea," earlier, a name for Amaranthus tricolor) + -in entry 1
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above